Remembering James Byrd Jr., Tonight on “Conversations Of A Sistah”

James Byrd Jr. (pictured here), was murdered in Jasper, Texas on June 7, 1998. He was severely beaten, chained to the back of a pickup truck, then dragged three miles along an asphalt road. Byrd, who remained conscious throughout most of the ordeal, was killed when his body hit the edge of a culvert, severing his right arm and head. Byrd’s murder is considered one of the worst hate crimes since the civil rights era of the sixties.

Chains Used to drag Byrd

Outline of Byrd’s Torso

Where Byrd’s head was found

James Byrd’s Grave

Byrd, 49, on a walk home from his parents home in Jasper, accepted a ride from Shawn Berry (age 24), Lawrence Russell Brewer (age 31) and John King (age 23). Berry, who was driving, was acquainted with Byrd from around town. Instead of taking Byrd home, the three men took Byrd to a remote county road out of town, beat him severely, urinated on him and chained him by his ankles to their pickup truck before dragging him for approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km). The men then dumped Byrd’s mutilated remains in front of an African-American church cemetery.

Good morning.
I dare y’all to google this story and you’ll find the info is shocking. Like wow. These 3 white supremacist hicks killed an innocent black man name James Byrd, Jr. and only one out of the 3 have been executed for this man’s murder so far. Smh 😥 I think dying is even too good for them evil motherfuckers!

I don’t remember this story but I googled it and it’s a horrible read. especially what the 3 men who killed him did to him. Tuning in to hear about Joyce King’s book on this horrific crime. I wanna know why did she decide to write about it? That had to be hard 😥

“Instead of taking Byrd home, the three men took Byrd to a remote county road out of town, beat him severely, urinated on him and chained him by his ankles to their pickup truck before dragging him for approximately 1.5 miles”

No Ashanti,
I gotta disagree with you on this one. James Byrd lost his head and limbs and was chained to the back of a pickup truck. Yeah all these men were killed unjustly but “The story of a dragging in Texas” was the worst.!!! The worst crime ever.

the James Byrd dragging was horrific.!! This story is disturbing. and the conversation will be just as worst
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I think it depends on what Tracy’s goal is in having the conversation. Either way I’m tuned way IN.

If this was a relative of mine, I would have NO PEACE!!!! I would have to kill somebody because of the shit they did to him. I would be so fucking destructive! Jasper, Texas would of burned b4 I was satisfied.